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Scrubbers: Closing the loop; Activity 3. Task 2; Risk assessment of marine exhaust gas scrubber water.
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute.
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute.
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute.
2018 (English)Report (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

In response to regulations on permitted levels of sulphur emissions from ships an increasing amount of ships are expected to become equipped with exhaust gas cleaning systems, so called scrubbers. The use of scrubbers makes it possible to continue to use high sulphur fuel oil on board. In the scrubbers, the exhaust gases are washed with a scrubber fluid aiming at reducing levels of sulphur dioxide. The fluid passes the exhaust gas once (“open loop scrubber”) or is recirculated (“closed loop scrubber”). This study investigates the potential impact of the discharges from open and closed loop scrubbers on marine ecosystems.

Samples were taken of effluent water from ships with closed loop and open loop scrubbers. The water from closed loop systems is treated before discharge to the marine environment. The waters were tested for toxicity using experimental studies with field collected zooplankton and bottom-dwelling blue mussels. Zooplankton were found to be more sensitive than mussels. A subsequent risk assessment based on the toxicity results and data on discharged volumes together with a simple and static model on mixing in sea water showed that the issue needs further attention specially to protect sensitive and enclosed areas with heavy ship traffic.

Abstract [sv]

Fartygs emissioner till luft av svaveldioxid är beroende av svavelhalten i bränsle. Som ett alternativt sätt att uppfylla kraven på svavelutsläpp kan fartygen fortsätta köras på högsvavliga bränslen och utrustas med avgasrening – skrubbrar. Det här innebär en marin föroreningskälla eftersom vattnet som används för att tvätta avgaserna från SO2 också tvättar ut andra föroreningar som spolas ut i havet. I den här rapporten beskrivs resultat från toxicitetstester på prover av skrubbervatten från olika typer av skrubbrar. En riskanalys av utsläppen görs också. Rapporten finns endast på engelska.

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IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet, 2018.
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B report ; B2319
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ivl:diva-2835ISBN: 978-91-7883-017-6 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ivl-2835DiVA, id: diva2:1552281
Available from: 2021-05-05 Created: 2021-05-05 Last updated: 2021-05-05Bibliographically approved

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